Rec. %001. Surv. India, 88 (3 & 4) : 241-253, 1991 ON SOME ASILIDAE (DIPTERA) PRESENT IN THE D.P. BISHOP MUSEUM, HONOLULU III AN.T. JOSHEP Zoological Survey of India. 100, Santhome High Road, Madras 600 028 and P. PARUI Zoological Survey of India, New Alipore, Calcutta 700 053 IN1RODUCTION It is the third and last lot of asilids from India and Nepal received on loan for study through the courtesy of Dr. Neal L. Evenhuis, Associate Entomologist, B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, 96819. A new species,philodicus indicus, described is based also on the material from the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. The arrangement of genera followed in this paper is after A Review of the Asilidae Q)iptera) from the Oriental Region" by Joseph and Parui (1984). Types are deposited in the B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, and in the Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta. Leptogaster Meigen 1803. Leptogaster Meigen, Magazin insektkde,.2 : 269. 1. Leptogaster albimana Walker 1859. Leptogaster albimana Walker, 1. Linn. Soc. London, 3: 89. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Trivandrum District, Poonmudi Range, 900 m., iv-v. 1971, CoIl. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: The species was originally described from "India" (Walker, 1859). Lobus Martin 1972. Lobus Martin, 1. Kansas ent. Soc~, 45(1): 8. 2. Lobus evenhuisi sp. nov. (Fig. 1). A slender black species with dark brown and yellowish-brown legs, browlj wings and black with grey tomentose abdomen. Male: length 11 mm, wing 7 mm.
242 Records of the Zoological Survey of India M ale: Head black with grey and greyish-yellow tonentum; gibbosity indistinct, mystax white and arranged in transverse row on mouth border, frontal vitta slightly raised and golden yellow, postcranium black with greyish-white tomentum pos terol a teral ly, hairs black above and white below. Antennae broken with flagellum and style absent, scape and pedicel dark brown, scape with I and pedicel with few black bristles, pedicel slightly longer than scape. Palpi and proboscis black, fonner black haired, latter bare. Thorax black, greyish-white tomentose; pronotum rather densely greyish-white tomentose, bare; scutum shining black, vestiture black leaving mediolongitudinal bare stripe; 2 supra-alar bristles present; scutellum black, grey tomentose, scutellar disc with few black hairs, hind border with rather dense black hairs, without bristles; pleura grey tomentose, mesopleuron and sternopleuron anteriorly bearing dense white hairs. Halteres pale yellow. I O"Smm. 1. Lobus evenhuisi sp. nov., lateral view of male genitalia. Legs dark brown and yellowish-brown, fore and mid femora dark brown with basal and apical yellowish-brown marks, yellowish-brown more in mid femur, hind femur yellowish-brown nearly halflength; fore and mid tibiae dark brown and yellowish-brown particoloured to varying extent, hind tibia yellowish-brown with apical third dark brown, tarsus dark brown, but basitarsus to varying extent yellowish-brown, vestiture predominantly white, bristles black. Wings unifonnly brown. Abdomen black with grey tomentum,tergite 2 medially and distally, tergites 3 and 4 both anteriorly and posteriorly, and tergite 5 posteriorly with transverse band of grey tomentum, tergites I and 2 laterally with black and pale yellow hairs. Male genitalia (Fig. I) black with pale yellow hairs predominant.
JOSEPH & PARUI : On Asilidae 243 According to the key to Lobus Martin by Joseph and Parui (1984) it runs to L. martini Joseph and Parui, from which it differs in larger size, predominantly dark brown legs, uniformly brown wings, and in details of male genitalia, especially epandrium. Holotype Male, S. India, Madras (Tamil Nadu), Anamalai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m, v. 1956, ColI. P.S. Nathan. Lapbria Meigen 1803.lAphria Meigen, Magazin insektkde, 2: 270. 3. Laphria nathani Joseph and Parui 1981.lAphria nalhani Joseph and Parui, Enl. Scand., 12: 217. Material examined: 1 Male, Kerala, Calicut District, Chembra Peak Area, 1067 m., v. 1970, ColI. T.R.S. Nathan. Re1TllJ1'1cs: This species is so far recorded from Kerala and Karnataka. 1847. Crytopogon Loew, Linn. Enl., 2: 516. Cyrtopogon Loew 4. Cyrtopogon laphrides Walker 18S1. Cyrtopogon laphrides Walker, Insecta Saundersiana, 1:99. Material examined: 1 Male, 3 Females, Nepal,.Langtong Valley, 60 km. N. of Kaunandu, 2700 m., 13-25. x. 1965, ColI. L.V. Gupta. Remarlcs: This is reported for the second time from Nepal. Microstylum ~cquart 1838. Microstylum Macquart, Dipt. exot. 1(2): 26. 5. Microstylum anantbakrisbnani Joseph and Parui 1984. Microstylum ananlhakrishnani Joseph and Parui, Enl. Scand., 15: 449. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala,Trivandrum District, Poonmudi Range, 900 m., iv - v. 1971, Coll. P.S. Nathan.
244 Records of the Zoological Survey of India Remarks: So far the species is recorded only from Kerala. 6. Microstylum apicale (Wiedemann) 1821. Dasypogon apicale Wiedemann, Dipt. exot., 216. 1975. Microstylum apicale (Wiedemann): Oldroyd, A colalog of Diptera oftm Oriental Region, 2: 119. Material examined: 2 Females, India, West Bengal, Sukna, 55 km. S. of Darjeeling, V. 1966, Coil. J & M. Sedlacek. Remarks: It is originally described from 'Bengal'. 1889. Neolaparus Williston, Psyc~, 5 : 525. Neolaparus Williston 7. Neolaparus volcatus (Walker) 1849. Dasypogon liolcatus Walker, List Dipt. Colin. Br. Mus., 2: 346. 1975. Neolaparus liolcolus (Walker): Oldroyd, A Catalog o/diptera o/tm Oriental Region, :1: 122; details of synonymy given by Oldroyd, 1975. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Trivandrum District, Poonmudi Range, 900 m., iv - v. 1971,.Coll. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: This is the fast record of the species from Kemla 1847. Saropogon Loew, Linn. Ent., 2: 439. Saropogon Loew 8. Saropogon hulli Joseph and Parui 1981. Saropogon hull; Joseph and Parui, Orienlallns., 15 : 27. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Anaimalai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m., v. 1959, CoIl. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: So far the species has been recorded only from KeraIa. Scylaticus Loew 1858. Scylaticus Loew, Olvers. K. svenska Vet. -Akad. Forh" 14 : 346.
JOSEPH & PARUI : On Asilidae 245 9. Scylaticus indicus Bromley 1939. Scylaticus indicus Bromley, Indian J. Agric. Sic., 8 (6):864. Material examined: 2 Males, India, Kerala, Calicut District, Chembra Peak Area, 1067 m., v.1970, CoIl. T.R.S. Nathan. Remarks: The species was described from Tamil Nadu. Here it is recorded for the first time from Kerala. 1847. Stenopogon Loew, Linn. Ent., 2: 453. Stenopogon Loew 10. Stenopogon,kherai Joseph and Parui 1976. Stenopogon kherai Joseph and Parui, Enl., Scand., 7 :105. Material examined: i Male, India, Kerala, Anaimalai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m., v.1959, Coli. P.S. Nathan. i Female, Nepal, Kathmandu, 1300-1400 m., 7-12.v. 1966, ColI. J & M. Sedlacek. Remarks: It is recorded for the first time from outside India. Trigonomima Enderlein 1914. Trigonomina Enderlein, Wien. enl. Ztg., 33: 164. 11. Trigonomima anamaliensis Joseph and parui 1980. Trigonomima anamaliensis Joseph and Parui, Bull. zool. Surv.lndia, 2 (2 & 3) : 197. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Anamalai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m., v. 1959, Coli. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: So,far the species is reported only from South India. Damalis Fabricius 1805. Damalis Fabricius, systema antliatorum, : 147. 12. Demalis cederholmi (Joseph and Parui) new combination 1984. Xenomyza cederholmi Joseph and Parui, Enl. ScaM., 15:448.
246 Records of the Zoological Survey of India Material examined: 1 Female, India, Kerala, Trivandrum District, Poonmudi Range, 900m., iv -v. 1971, ColI. P.S.Nathan. Remarks: So far the species has been recorded only from Kerala. 13. Damalis dravidica (Joseph and Parui) new combination 1984. Xenomyza dravidica Joseph and Parui, Ent. Scand. 15 : 441. Material examined: 1 Female, India, Kerala, Calicut district, Chembra Peak Area, 1067 m., v. 1970, ColI. T.R.S. Nathan. Remarks: So far the species has been recorded only from Kerala. 14. Damalis fusca Walker 1849. Damalisfusca Walker, List. Dipt. Colln. Br. Mus., 2 : 481. 1975. Damalisfusca :Joseph and Parui, Insecta: Asilidae (Diptera) Fauna of West Bengal State Series (in press) Material examined: 1 Male, 1 Female, India, Pondechery, Karikal, viii. 1970, ColI. P.S. Nathan; 2 Males, 1 Female, Kerala, Trivandrum District, Poonmudi Range, 900 m., iv - v. 1971, ColI. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: The species was described from N. Bengal, it is the first record from Kerala. Michotamia Macquart 1838. Michotamia Macquart, Dipt exot. 1 (2) : 72. 15. Michotamia aurata (Fabricius) 1794. Asilus aurata Fabricius, Ent. Syst. 4 : 387. 1975. Michotamia aurata (fabricius): Oldroyd, A catalog of Diptera of the Oriental Region, 2 : 130. ' Material examined: 1 FCInale, India, Pondichery, Karaikal, xi.1961, ColI. P.S. Nathan; 1 Fen1ale, Kerala, Calicu~ District, Chembra Peak Area, v. 1970, ColI. T.R.S. Nathan. Remarks: Jt is wjdely distributed in India. Ommatius Wiedelnann 1821. Ommalius Wiedemann, Dipt. exol., 213.
JOSEPH & PARUI : On Asilidae 247 5. Ommatius minor Doleschall 1857. Ommatius minor Dolesehall, Natuurk. Tijdschr. ned.-indie, 14: 395. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Calicut District,Cl1embra Peak Area, 1067 m., v. 1970, Coll. T.R.S. Nathan. Remarks: For distributional recor~s, please refer Joseph and Pauri (in press). 17. Ommatios tuberculatus Joseph and Parui 1983.. 0mmatius tuberculajus Joseph and Parui, Enl. Scand. 14 : 87. Material examined: 2 Females, India, Kerala, Anailamai Hills, Cinchona, 1067 m., v. 1956, ColI. P.S. Nathan; 1 Male, 11 Females, v. 1959, and 9 Females, v. 1970, other details a~ in preceding. Remarks: It is a common species in Kerala. Astoch ia Becker 1913. Astochia Becker, Ann. Mus. 7..001. Acad. St. Petersbourg, 17: 538. 18. Astochia philus (Walker) 1849. AsiIus philus Walker, List. Dipt. Colln. Br. Mus. 2 : 393. 1975. Astochia philus (Walker): Oldroyd, A Catalogue ofdiptera oforienlal Region, 2 : 139. Material examined: 1 Female, Nepal, Kathmandu, 1300-1400 m., 7-12.v. 1966, ColI. J & M. Sedlacek. Remarks: This is the first record of the species from Nepal. Clephydroneura Becker 1925. Clephydroneura Becker, Enl. Mitt., 14 : 68. 19. Clephydroneura mudigorensis Joseph and Parui 1984. Clephyaroneuramudigorensis Joseph and Parui, Rec. zool. Surv.lndia, Oee. paper No.66: 14. Material examined: 2 Males, India, Pondichery, Karikal, ii-iv. 1971, ColI. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: So far the spccies has been recorded only from South India.
248 Records of the Zoological Survey ofltulia 20. Clephydroneura puna Oldroyd 1938. ClephydrON!ura pulla Oldroyd, Ann. Mag. nat. Hisl., (11)1 : 467. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, 420 m, x. 69, Coil. T R.S. Nathan. Remarks: Hitherto recorded only.from South India. 21. Clephydroneura wilcoxi Joseph and Parui 1979. ClephydroNtUTa wilcoxi Joseph and Parui, 1979, Enl. Scand., 10 : 35. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Tamil Nadu, Coimbatore, 420m., xi. 1967, Coli. P.S. Nathan. Remarks: This species has so far been reported from South India. 1849. M achimus Loew, Linn. &I., 4 : 1. Machimus Loew 22. Machimus hirtipes Ricardo 1919. Machinuu hirlipes Ricardo, Ann. Mag. nat. Hisl.,(9) 3 : 49. Material examined: 1 Male, India, Kerala, Calicut district, Chembm Peak Area, 1067 m., v. 1970, Coli. T.R.S. Nathan. Remarks: This is the rust record of the species from Kerala. It has already been recorded from Tamil Nadu and West Bengal, other than its type locality Assam (Joseph and Parui, in press). 1848. Philodicus Loew, Linn. Enl., J : 991. Philodicus Loew 23. Philodicus indicus sp. nov. (Fig. 2) A medium bla~k species with sparse grey tomentum, white mystax, black legs, and light brown and grey w ings. Male: length 19-22 mol, wing 13-14 mm; female: length 22-24 mm, wing 14-15 mm.
JOSEPH & PARUI: On Asilidae 249 Males: Head narrower.than thorax, black, grey or greyish-yellow tomentose; mystax white; fronto-orbital plate with black and white bristles, ocellar bristles black, postocular bristles black and confined to above, postcranium white haired, postgena with dense white hairs. Antennae black with brown arista, scape and pedicel with black bristles, scape about 1 to 2 times length of pedicel, fllst flagellomere slightly shorter than scape. Palpi and proboscis black, both white haired. Thorax black, grey or greyish-ye~low tomentose; pronotum with transverse row of black bristles, laterally with dense white hairs; scutum with rilediolongitudinal black stripe divided by narrow grey or greyish-yellow stripe, stripe extends from anterior border to more than four-fifths distance, laterally with 3 black spots in longitudinal row; chaetotaxy: 2-3 dorsocentral anterior to scutoscutellar suture, 1 intra-alar, 1 supra-alar, 2 notopleural, 2 postalar; vestiture and bristles black; scutellar disc black or white haird or mixed with both, hind border with 4 black bristles and 2 thin, long, median, bristly black hairs, metapleuron with yellow or white birstly hairs, often also with some black ones, hypopleuron with white ~rmixed white and black bristly hairs. Halteres brown with occassional dark brown marking on head. Legs black, mid and hind femom with anteroventral row of black bristles, vestiture white, bristles black, fore tibia and tarsus anteriorly with mat of golden yellow hairs, in hind tibia and tarsus similar hairs present posteriorly. Wings light brown but basally nearly hyaline, submarginal cell mostly, and marginal and first posterior cells partly grey. Abdomen black, grey tomentose, tergite 1 mostly grey t(>mentose, tergites 2-5 laterally and posterior border grey tomentose while rest black, tergite 6laterlly grey tomentose and remaining black, tergites 7 and 8 completely black, tergite Ilatemlly with dense white hairs amidst which few black bristles, tergite 2 with few lateral black bristles both anteriorly posteriorly, tergites3 and 4 with 3 or more black bristles posterolaterally, vestiture white and black. Male genitalia (Fig. 2 A, B) black with black and white hairs. Females: Similar but with the following differences in the paratype from Mahe: the central bristly hairs on hind margin of scutellum white; genitalia (Fig. 2 C) black, ninth tergite with 8 spines. It is similar to Philodicus chinensis Schiner but different from this and all the other known Indian species of the genus by the distinctive eighth stemite of female. Holotype Male, ZSI Reg. No. 7407/H6, Maharashtra: Ratnagiri Sea Shore, 10. vii. 1981, Coll. P. ParoL Para types 4 Males, 1 Female, ZSI Reg. Nos. 7408/H6 to 7412/H6, details as in holotype except 1 male type which is collected by P. Parui and P. H. Roy; all of these and holotype
250 Records of the Zoological Survey of India -- ---- --- - --- '---- - -_-.1. ------=.:.L--- hnm. 2C L lmm. 28 Philodicus in4icus sp. nov., A, lateral vi~wof male genitalia; B, ventral view of male genitalia;c, ventral view of eighth stemite of female.
JOSEPH & PARUI: On Asilidae 251 in ZSI. loin the Bishop Mus. Colln. with the following details: South India: Mahe, x. 1973, Coll. T.R.S. Nathan. 24. Philodicus londti sp. nov. (Fig. 3) A medium black species with black legs and brown wings. Male: length 15 mm, wing 9 mm; female: length 17-21 mm, wing 9-14 mm. Male : Head narrower than thorax, black with dense grey and greyish-yellow tomentum; mystax white; fronto-orbital plate with black hairs and bristles, ocellar bristles black, postocular bristles black, postcranium with few black hairs above and remaining white haired, postgena white haired. Antennae black, scape and pedicel with black bristles, pedicel long and only slightly shorter than scape, segment 3 about 1.5 times the length of scape. Palpi and proboscis black, both white haired. Thorax black with grey and greyish-yellow tomentum, pronotum with transverse row of black bristles, laterally with few short black hairs and some medium sized white hairs; scutum with mediolongitudional black stripe extending from anterior border to near hind border, which is divided by greyish-yellow stripe, latter gradually narrows from front to behind, laterally with 3 black spots in longitudinal row; chaetotaxy: 2 dorso-central anterior to scutosutellar suture, 1 intra-alar, 1 supra-alar, 2 notopleural, 2 postalar; vestiture and bristles black; scutellar disc black haired, hind border with pair of black bristles; metapleuron with 2 black bristles. Halteres pale yellow with dark brown marking on head. Legs black, mid and hind femora with anteroventral and postero-ventral rows of bristles which are poorly developed in fonner, vestiture white and bristles black, fore tibia and tarsus anteroventrally and hind tibia and tarsus posteriorly with mat of golden yellow hairs. Wings brown, but medially and basally hyaline. Abdomen black with sparse grey tomentum, tergites posteriorly light grey tomentose, tergite 1 posterolaterally white haired and mixed with few pale yellow bristles, tergite 2 with 1 black bristle laterally above middle, tergites 2-5 posterolaterally with lor 2 white bristles, vestiture black and white. Male genitalia (Fig. 3 A, B) black, greyish-yellow tomentose and predominantly black hairs. Females: Similar but with the following differences: mystax white and black or wholly black, third antennal segment comparatively longer; chaetotaxy: 2-3 dorsocentral, metapleuron with 2 or more black bristles; mid femur with poorly developed anteroventral and posteroventral bristles; brown colour of wing more extensive, abdomen with grey tomentum distinct in some examples, bristles on abdomen black and white.,genitalia (Fig. 3 C) black, spines on ninth tergite very short, their number quite variable and in more than 1 row.
252 Records of the ZooloRical Swvey o/india 3A lmm. 38 lmld. 3C O"5mm. 3. PhilOdicus IondJi sp. nov., A, lateral view of male genitalia;b, ventral view of male genitalia; C. ventral view of eighth stemite of female.
JOSEPH & PARUI: On Asilidae 253 Philodicus londti sp. nov. is quite similar P. univentris (Walker) from which it differs in the shape of epandriuin, especially ventral I y, as well as in the shape of eighth sternite of female. It is named in honour of Dr. J.G.H. Londt, the distinguished studejlt of Afrotropical Asilidae. Holotype Male, S. India: Kerala State: Calicut District: Chembra Peak Area, 1067 m., v. 1970, Coli. T.R.S. Nathan. Paratypes: 8 Female, data as in holotype. 25. Philodicus raoi Joseph and Parui Philodieus raoi Joseph and Parui, Rec. zool. Surv./ndia (in press). Material examined: 7 Males, 7Females,India, TharDesert,Banmuel, l.vii.1955,coll. P.S. Nathan. RemfJrks : It is also from the type locality. SUMMARY This paper reports 25 species of 16 genera of Asilidae from India and Nepal. Of these three species are new: Lobus evenhilisi, Philodicus indicus and P. londti. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Our heartfelt thanks are due to Dr. Neal L. Evenhuis, Associate Entomologist of B.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii, for loaning the specimens dealt with in this paper. Our gratitude is also due to the Director, Zoological Survey of India, Calcutta, for laboratory facilities. ABBREVIATIONS Ae, aedeagus; Lo, 10OOs; Pr, proctiger, Sf, superior forceps (epandrium). REFERENCES Joseph, A.N.T. &.Parui, P. 1984. A Review oftbe Asilidae (Diptera) from the Oriental Region. Oriental Ins., 17: 269-393. Joseph, AN.T. & Parui, P. 1984. 1984. Three small, little-known genera of Asilidae (Diptera) from India. Bull. zool. Surv. India, (; (1-3) : 247 252. Joseph,. A.N.T. & Parui, P. 1990. On some Asilidae (Diptera) present in the D.P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu II. Rec. zool. Swv. India. Oldroyd,. H. 1975. Family Asilidae. In:Delfmado and Hardy, A Catalog of Diptera of the Oriental Region, 2 : 99-156. Univ. of Hawaii Press, Honolulu.. Walker, F. 1851. Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed Insects in the Collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq., 1 (2) : 84-156.